The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-02-06

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BxRveM AND Forepaugh have pooled
their .oniy greatest shows on the oniy
.erestestearth. This is the only greatest
pool
HOME RULE is steadily gaining
strength. It's application to States and
Territories would be in order.-Denyer
,Ne,cs. You bet
The TINE is near when postage will be
! cent. After a while the United States
seem likely to bid for the privilege OF
carving the mails. q
Now THAT the Uoited States Supreme
Court has decided that man can hold
two Federal offices at once somebody
will try to hold three.
The OUTLOOK fer the northern stock
men is net of the most cheerful charse
ter. Deep SHOWS, and c-usted at that
spread over entire ranges. .s ~
HENRY GEORGE is a lush and lavish
itemlser. Some of the paragraphs in his
Standard are nine columns long. Boil 1t
down. Henry, boitit down.
ZERO is doing up the English sparrows
in Chicago. Utah would like to borrow
zero for a few minutes to do some bosom
business on the same pests.
From CURRENT criticisms it is mani
tested that Gilbert and SullIvan's new
opera is the most dazzling success that
ever proved an abiect failure.
THERE Is more scare than reality in
the Indian wheat competition. In 1886
we sold in London 10000 600 bushels of
wheat, against 81, 900, 900 bushels in 1885.
LUXE POLAND, of Vermont, when
asked "Who is the greatest man on
earth?' leaned up against something,
drew long breath, and replied James
g. Blaine"
SuoEMAKERs have met and adopted a
uniform size of lasts. 1t was not
stated that any special provision was
made for the Chicago foot, and an
amendment is in order.
IT Is beginning to be admitted that
prohibition is a failure in Rhode Island.
Anything must be weak that can't be
enforced upen a territory that you can
cover with a postage stamp.
The ELECTION of Ex-Governor Bate, OF
Tennessee, to the Senate, gives that
State a new representative in that body
which will not only honor The State, but
will reflect credit on the South.
WHEN THE Chicago Times says that
"Chicago is, beyond a doubt, the dirtlest
city on the continent, it should specify
whether it refers to the streets of the
city, the morals, politics, or the news
papers.
The CHICAGO dime museum, having
failed to induce the celebrated Miss Van
Zandt to exhibit herself, adverdses,
among other attractions, her fac smile
in wax. Why did not Spies marry the
lac simi.e?
THERE ARE in the United States , 269
hreweries, which last year made 400 1872,
400 gallons of beer, or seven gallons per
head of our population. The fellow
who gobbled and gulped seven gallons
will please send his thanks.
HER MAJESTY, Queen Kapiolani, of
Hawaii, will leave shortly for four
months visit to Englsnd. We cannot
see why she should snub the United
States, unless she feels more at home on
right little, tight little island.
a CHICAGO poet mas located the head
quarters of sheol as being half mile
from Sioux City. The poet after writ
ing about the Hsddock murder, ex-
claims.
o Sodom City
Do but 60 down there short h6lf-mile
Through the thin, beer soaked crust of earth,
thou'lt find
The camp and equiPage of hells headquar-
tiers.
No coLoRED man need apply. This
was the declaration of the United
States Senate the other day in its action
upon the nomination of the colered
man, ]. c. Matthews, to be Recorder OF
Deeds of the District Of Columbia. Mr.
Matthews was rejected, in spite of his
admitted fitness, simply because he was
a colored man. The President should
meet the issue squsrely by nominating